Catalogue of Chinese books and manuscripts in the Library of The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / Hartmut Walravens ; introduction by Nigel Allan.

  • Walravens, Hartmut.
Date:
1994
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Credit: Catalogue of Chinese books and manuscripts in the Library of The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / Hartmut Walravens ; introduction by Nigel Allan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the original steel engravings used in Herschell's work. There is an English preface and index of technical terms, pp. IX, attached to some of the copies.' Wylie, 129; Courant 4948.4949. SOAS: CCWM Library v.l. For Li Shan-Ian (1810-1882) see Hummel, 479-480. Li studied mathematics and assisted several missionaries with the translation of Western scientific books. In 1867 he was called to the T'ung-wen-kuan (College of Interpreters) where he was appointed professor. See also: Knight Biggerstaff: The earliest modern government schools in China. (Repr.) Port Washington, London 1972,121-122; Li Yan, Du Shiran [Li Yen, Tu Shih-jan]: Chinese mathematics; a concise history. Oxford, 1987,256-258 (with portrait). On Li, cf. the recent PhD thesis by Horng Mann-sheng: Li Shan- Ian. The impact of western mathematics on late 19th century. Reviewed in Philosophy and the history of science. 1.1992 (Taipei). Cf. Lockhart, 350-352. ^ * fig- BS Translation of John Frederick William Herschel's Outlines of astronomy (London, 1849) into Chinese, by the missionary Alexander Wylie and Li Shan-Ian. The book was printed with movable type. 30.5 (21.5) X 21 (15.5) cm. Presented by Capt. A. Hobson, June 1965. 86 11 [author: benjamin hobson] title-page (yellow): T'ien-wen lüeh-lun. Yüeh-tung Hsi-kuan Hui-ai i-kuan ts'ang-pan. Tao-kuang erh-shih-chiu nien [1849] chien. Without margin title or indication of the author. 1,1,39 fols, 1 plate. Ref.: Wylie: Memorials , 127, #9 says 'this is the second of the three parts of B. Hobson's Po-wu hsin-pien , which was first published separately in 1849'. Wylie, 129. BL: 15252.b.20; Canton: Hui-ai i-kuan 1849; SOAS: c.41.t.3. A treatise on astronomy, with illustrations. By the medical missionary Benjamin Hobson. This copy was published in Canton in 1849. 29 (21.5) X 17 (13) cm. Presented by Capt. A. Hobson, June 1965. 86 Il A I T' ¡en-wen lüeh-lun. Ms. note on cover: 1 On the solar system, prepared and published in the year 1850, 1851. Presented to his dear wife in 1853.' Same as 86.1, but containing 3 plates. Another copy of Hobson's astronomy. 27 (21.5) X 17 (13) cm. Presented by Capt. A. Hobson, June 1965.
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